Portraits and narratives of ten transgender Africans from seven countries in East and Southern Africa by Gabrielle Le Roux in partnership with Victor Mukasa exhibited for the first time by Amnesty International – Amsterdam. Zimbabwe: Amanda Uganda: Julius South Africa: Bongi Burundi:…

Diriye Osman interviews Bernadine Evaristo author of Mr Loverman In a revealing interview with Salon, Donna Tartt once said, “I had a fairly well-known editor tell me that The Secret History would never be published because no successful book by a woman had ever been…

Dorothea Smartt is a literary activist, live artist, and an established and respected poet with an international reputation. Born and raised in London she is of Barbadian heritage. Described as a ‘Brit-born Bajan international’, her work typically bridges…

The ‘Diversity Test’: Is the London LGBT Film Festival a white-only affair? by Christina Fonthes Now in its 28th year, the highly-anticipated London Lesbian Gay Film Festival returned to the Southbank this year boasting a new name: BFI Flare: London…

From Likembe: Cross – Dressing Fun with Area Scatter I’ve recently learned that several years ago the Igbo traditional musician Area Scatter was killed in an auto accident. Area was a performer who achieved renown throughout Ala Igbo,…

Isiphiwo Sami a short film by Zanele Muholi – an exploration of Black Queers in SA (Beauties)… Queerizing Public Spaces. Produced in Durban in 2013, an exchange between black trans/ femme gay identifying persons from Durban and Johannesburg.

From OKAY Africa, Femi Kuti joins his junior brother in condemning the Nigerian Same Sex Marriage Bill. He responds to those who ask if Fela would have supported this bill – the answer is Fela was at best ambivialant on…

Nollywood What? These are the stagnant waters of our time Big names propagated away for our minds Women rule the world men disrupted it After, “men in love” the gay theme dried up for good Men rule the world women…

The ‘Who said it was simple’ exhibition runs from 28 January- 29 March 2014 at the Raw Material Company Gallery in Dakar, Senegal. Through a series of exhibits, workshops and talks the exhibition explores sexualities, the treatment of minorities and…

Coming out is scary,” Osman says, “speaking truth to power is scary, but it’s a risk that’s worth taking…The gay, lesbian and trans folks that came before us made it easier for us to enjoy the freedoms we have…

i have known false teachers who swept me beneath their words, forced me out of my orbit to fly under the radar and made it clear that i had nothing to offer. and although my spirit broke when death simultaneously…

Focused primarily on the African continent and experiences until now, Q-Zine, the first pan-African, bilingual art and culture LGBTI magazine, in collaboration with Cases Rebelles, is expanding its pan-African horizons! In the next issue of the magazine we are turning…

Storm The tremors vibrate through This isn’t a storm. No wind. Nothing just the door slam Six door slams and I wonder Why, why, why this thunder? “You are not a woman,” as if Your mess was all there was….

In 2012 there were 10 murders of black lesbians, gays and transgender people in South Africa. In Uganda, the Anti-Homosexuality Bill which includes the death penalty and makes LGBTI people and anyone or organisation that supports or helps them, into…

TODAY IT’S ME ENCORE Performed by Donald Molosi, Botswana [Buy tickets] This is the true story of the legendary Ugandan musician Philly Lutaaya, whose soulful AfroPop rhythms united a generation of Ugandans. Inspired by his continent and its people, Lutaaya…

Indiegogo Fund Raiser for “The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo“ We are waiting for this film, we want this film, lets help get this film made – Donate Here The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo explores the artistic contributions of…

I have been meaning to read Ancient, Ancient so appreciated this discussion between Sofia Samatar and Kiini Ibura Salaam – I especially like her answer to the question ‘who influenced her? and the push to draw on comparisons. I recently…